Events

How to Accelerate Impact Through Partnerships

Collaboration and partnerships are essential to sustainability goals, but collaboration with competitors, NGOs and governments is tough. Getting this right can help your business - and more importantly your industry - to create that bigger overall change.

Health & Healthcare

The Baxter International Foundation and Direct Relief Launch a Mobile Health Initiative Bringing Life-Saving Medical Treatment and Education to Hundreds of Thousands in Mexico City

Driving Your Health (Manejando tu Salud), a mobile health program that deploys medical teams to communities in Mexico City with limited access to health services, was launched today by The Baxter International Foundation and the global humanitarian organization Direct Relief.

Events

Join Webcast with Benevity & ACCP: 6 Keys to Unlocking Engagement in Workplace Giving Programs

Corporate responsibility professionals who are looking to learn how to grow engagement in workplace giving and volunteering programs — and create strong business and social impact — are invited to join Benevity and Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP) in a webcast on Oct. 5 at 1:00 pm ET.

Events

Digital Storytelling for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Communicators; Join a Free 3BL Media Webinar Oct. 20

Building a content calendar and publishing press releases and smartly produced blog posts is no guarantee your corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability stories will be seen by critical audiences, even for organizations that are used to attracting attention.

3BL Media, a corporate communications platform for CSR and sustainability content, will host a webinar focused on distribution, measurement and best practices for enhancing the visibility of brand content.

The webinar, “Digital Storytelling for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Communicators,” will be held on Oct. 20 at 2:30 PM BST / 3:30 PM CET. Attendance is free and questions will be answered live during this 45-minute event.

Philanthropy

Building Better Communities Through Affordable Homeownership

George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis estimates that Fairfax County will need 83,000 new housing units by 2032 to accommodate the influx of workers.

AI & Technology

IBM Grant Helps Stop Hunger Now Develop Strategic IT Vision

Technology can play a critical role in a nonprofit organization’s ability to raise awareness for its cause, inspire and attract staff and volunteers, and serve its constituents. In Citizen IBM, the President & CEO of Stop Hunger Now writes about how an IBM Impact Grant helped his organization develop a strategic roadmap for its technology solutions and services. Read the full story here.

Volunteering & Community

Points of Light Civic Accelerator Launches Fall 2016 Cohort, Focused on Educational and Workforce Success for Detroit Area Youth

ATLANTA, September 22, 2016 – The Points of Light Civic Accelerator – the first national accelerator dedicated to investing in civic ventures – announced today the 15 ventures selected to participate in its Fall 2016 program. These civic start-ups include for-profits and nonprofits focused on increasing educational outcomes and workforce success for youth in the Detroit and Great Lakes region.

Philanthropy

FedEx Rewards Outstanding Community Service

Adan Torres has always wanted to help people. That’s why it was a natural fit for the Chicago native to get involved with the AmeriCorps program, a national service organization that offers financial education awards in exchange for community service work.

Awards & Rankings

Get to Know Old National Bank, Finalist for 2016 Employee Volunteer Program of the Year

Old National Bank has a strong commitment to financial literacy, not only because it’s a natural fit for the industry, but because they know the positive impact it can make. It allows the company to leverage skills-based and pro-bono volunteering while helping individuals make changes that have helped them create a better future.

Volunteering & Community

Imagine America Without Hunger

Actively engaging young people in their community can result in positive and meaningful social change. Learn more about how to engage young people by reading Six Steps to Engage Millennials in Social Change and utilizing the complimentary Youth Engagement Toolkit.

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